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Mechanical Design Engineer

Location Manchester, England Date posted October 24, 2024 Job ID 17857
Our Opening and Your Responsibilities

METTLER TOLEDO Safeline are a leading global provider of metal detection systems for the food, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries. With over 40 years of experience, Safeline has a strong reputation for providing cutting-edge technology, exceptional product quality, and world-class customer service. We are committed to delivering superior technology are proud to be the trusted partner of many of the world's leading food and pharmaceutical companies.

We are looking for a skilled Mechanical Design Engineer who has a strong interest in enhancing quality, reducing expenses, and reducing lead times for both standard and bespoke products. If you are ready to grow your career with us, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities
  • Generate new conveyor/non-conveyor systems to customer specifications, from design and Bill of Material formulation, through to release for Purchasing/Production.
  • Liaise with suppliers to find optimal design solutions, whilst considering overall Lead Times.
  • Complete mechanical design checks for other members of the team, to ensure quality release of work.
  • Support Production with any issues that may arise during system build, to improve 'Right First Time'.
  • Work alongside neighbouring departments to ensure that Forward Load and Lead Time are reduced, keeping in line with business targets.
  • Develop, maintain and amend engineering design drawings using CAD software (Autodesk Inventor).
  • Implement Engineering Changes accurately and within required timescales.
  • Ensure project costs/estimates are understood against actual costs.
What You Need to Succeed
  • Degree, HND or HNC in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Proven industry experience in design engineering
  • Knowledge of CAD data management systems – ideally Teamcenter.
  • Knowledge of MRP systems – ideally SAP.
  • Skilled in Autodesk Inventor or similar 3D CAD software package.
  • Formal design change management knowledge.
  • Experience in ensuring designs meet regulatory compliance.
  • Ability to time manage own projects effectively and self-direct where necessary.
  • Ability to adapt to new processes and challenging situations.
Our Offer to You
  • Competitive salary
  • Employee bonus
  • Hybrid working – 3 days working from home
  • 26 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
  • Employee social and wellbeing events
  • Training and development opportunities 
  • 4x Salary Life Assurance
  • 24/7 access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
  • Work for the market leaders in Metal Detection
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We promote equal opportunity worldwide and value diversity in our global workforce, which reflects the diversity in the many countries in which we operate internationally. Our commitment to Equal Opportunity and Diversity begins with our recruitment and selection process. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application or interview process. If you consider yourself to have a disability or learning difficulty which means you are unable to complete the application process online, please get in touch by email to ukrecruitment@mt.com so that we can make alternative arrangements for you. For more information on our commitment to Sustainability, Diversity and Equal Opportunity please visit us here.

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